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Charles William Duncan Hutchison (10 May 1918 – March 1993) was a British-Ghanaian anti-fascist, soldier, and ambulance driver most famous for being the only Black-British member of the International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War.
May 6, 2022 · Born in 1918, Charlie became the only known Black British man to have fought against fascism in the Spanish Civil War. He was also among the first to travel to Spain, one of the youngest, and also one of the longest serving volunteers.
Oct 19, 2018 · Charlie Hutchison: the only black Briton in the International Brigades. It’s widely known that within the American Lincoln Battalion of the International Brigades that served in the Spanish Civil War there were a number of African Americans.
Jan 13, 2024 · Charles William Duncan Hutchison (1918-1993), born on the outskirts of Oxford in the small historic village of Eynsham, grew up to become a life-long anti-fascist and trade unionist. He is most notable for being the only known Black British person to fight in the Spanish Civil War.
Charles William Duncan Hutchison (1918–1993), known to the world as Charlie Hutchison, was born in the village of Eynsham near Oxford, to a British mother and a Ghanaian father. Unable to afford care for their children due to overwhelming poverty, Charlie was sent to an orphanage where he spent his developing years.
May 12, 2021 · Born in Oxfordshire, Charlie Hutchison (1918-1993) led an extraordinary life as both a champion of working-class interests and a dedicated opponent of fascism, most notably as the only Black-British person to join the International Brigades.
May 10, 2024 · DAVID HORSLEY honours the black British communist who fought the fascists from Cable Street, to Spain, to the concentration camps of Nazi Germany. LIFELONG COMMUNIST: Charlie Hutchison during World War II. IN April 1945, British troops liberated the Belsen concentration camp.
